Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526685

CASE CONTRACTING COMPANY

Event
GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101714764
Employer profile
CASE CONTRACTING COMPANY
Summary number
14526685
Report ID
418800

Event description

Employee killed in 75 ft fall down open elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a concrete chipping gun at the threshold of an open elevat or shaft when he lost his balance and fell 75 feet down the shaft. He was killed .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    2

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